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Girl switches grandma’s deity painting with Ultraman drawing in China: A grandma in China was furious when she realised that her granddaughter had switched her ...
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Girl switches grandma’s deity painting with Ultraman drawing in China
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Apple plans to invest more than $250m to expand Singapore campus: SINGAPORE (Reuters) -- Apple plans to invest more than $250 million to expand its ...
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Apple plans to invest more than $250m to expand Singapore campus
Quick Glance: Potential of SEZ to Boost Stock Valuations
  • The Special Economic Zone (SEZ) Johor-Singapore has the potential to boost stock valuations in Malaysia and Singapore under five main themes.

  • Industries such as banking, real estate, renewables, technology, and telecommunications could benefit from the SEZ.

  • By providing access to capital, infrastructure, and political stability, the SEZ could create a regionally differentiated value proposition.

  • The economies of Singapore and Malaysia could benefit from the SEZ by facilitating access to capital and labor, as well as enhancing FDI competitiveness.
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Scary: Dongfeng M-Hero 1 electric car in the driving report: The electric car from Dongfeng appears less heroic than frightening. The 3.9-ton truck with 142 kWh ...
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Scary: Dongfeng M-Hero 1 electric car in the driving report
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Companies may look to hire overseas as flexi-work becomes the norm in Singapore, employers say
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Companies may look to hire overseas as flexi-work becomes the norm in ...
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Margin Call Cited for Mysterious 99% Crash in China Cement Maker: China Tianrui Group Cement Co. said a sudden drop in its stock last week triggered a margin ...
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Margin Call Cited for Mysterious 99% Crash in China Cement Maker
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China foreign ministry welcomes Blinken's visit to China as tensions simmer: China's foreign ministry on Thursday welcomed U.S. Secretary of State Antony ...
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China foreign ministry welcomes Blinken's visit to China as tensions ...
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Singapore loses ‘world’s best airport’ title, Melbourne top in Australia: Twelve-time winner Changi has been edged out of top spot, while Melbourne has been ...
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Singapore loses ‘world’s best airport’ title, Melbourne top in Australia
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From footballer to Buddhist monk: Swedish ex-player’s incredible transformation detailed on his Instagram page
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From footballer to Buddhist monk: Swedish ex-player’s incredible ...
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Huawei unveils new phone lineup to ramp up the pressure on Apple: Huawei Technologies Co released its latest series of smartphones on April 18 ...
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Huawei unveils new phone lineup to ramp up the pressure on Apple
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Woman in Brazil wheels corpse into bank to take out loan in dead man’s name: A woman brought a 68-year-old man in a wheelchair into a bank branch and tried to ...
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Woman in Brazil wheels corpse into bank to take out loan in dead man’s ...
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Chinese scientists increase F-22 fighter jet’s radar signature 60,000 times with new detection method: study
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Chinese scientists increase F-22 fighter jet’s radar signature 60 ...
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Joe Biden takes his first jab at Donald Trump over hush-money trial: With the slightest of jabs Wednesday, President Joe Biden publicly acknowledged former ...
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Joe Biden takes his first jab at Donald Trump over hush-money trial
Quick Glance: Joe Biden Calls for Significant Increase in Tariffs on Chinese Steel
  • US President Joe Biden is pushing for an increase in tariffs on Chinese steel and aluminium to strengthen union support in the swing state of Pennsylvania.

  • During a meeting with United Steelworkers union members in Pittsburgh, Biden calls on trade representative Katherine Tai to raise the tariffs from the current average of 7.5 percent.

  • The main focus of the measures is to combat China's new export surge and the ongoing price pressure that makes it difficult for American steel companies to compete.

  • The Biden administration's decision to increase tariffs is expected to impact recent efforts by Washington and Beijing to stabilize relations.
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Apple to spend $340 million to renovate, expand Ang Mo Kio campus: The expanded campus will allow the tech giant to add hundreds of new roles here.
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Apple to spend $340 million to renovate, expand Ang Mo Kio campus
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Marina Bay Sands sees profit surge 51.5% to $811.4 million in Q1 on tourism boom: Its revenue rose 36.8 per cent to US$1.16 billion from US$848 million a year ...
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Marina Bay Sands sees profit surge 51.5% to $811.4 million in Q1 on ...
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Huawei releases revamped, renamed Pura 70 flagship smartphone: TAIPEI -- Huawei Technologies began selling its latest premium smartphones in China on Thursday -- ...
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Huawei releases revamped, renamed Pura 70 flagship smartphone
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China steelmakers show overcapacity strain as U.S. battens import hatches: HONG KONG -- Chinese steelmakers are being weighed down by overcapacity and are ...
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China steelmakers show overcapacity strain as U.S. battens import hatches
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Researchers have unleashed an army of remote-controlled cyborg cockroaches: Scientists in Singapore have apparently found a way to remotely take control of ...
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Researchers have unleashed an army of remote-controlled cyborg cockroaches
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L’Oreal Bounces Back as Europe, North America Offset Weak China: L’Oreal SA reported better-than-expected first-quarter sales as strength in Europe and North ...
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L’Oreal Bounces Back as Europe, North America Offset Weak China
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ASML Q1 bookings miss forecast, but China sales hold up: ASML , the largest supplier of equipment to computer chip makers, reported weaker than expected ...
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ASML Q1 bookings miss forecast, but China sales hold up
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Ricciardo says new RB F1 chassis brings "peace of mind": Daniel Ricciardo says his new RB chassis for the Chinese Grand Prix brings "peace of mind" and ...
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Ricciardo says new RB F1 chassis brings "peace of mind"
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US-Japan-Philippines trilateral gives Manila a fighting chance: In an unprecedented move with big regional implications, US President Joe Biden hosted a ...
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US-Japan-Philippines trilateral gives Manila a fighting chance
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China's Baidu Unveils New AI Tools for Chatbot Creation: China's Baidu has unveiled new AI tools allowing people with no coding knowledge to create ...
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China's Baidu Unveils New AI Tools for Chatbot Creation
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Stabbed Sydney Assyrian bishop says recovering quickly, forgives attacker: SYDNEY: An Assyrian bishop who was stabbed during a service at his Sydney church said ...
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Stabbed Sydney Assyrian bishop says recovering quickly, forgives attacker
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China expels teacher for pushing for students to use Tibetan language: Authorities interrogated him several times before suspending his teaching license.
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China expels teacher for pushing for students to use Tibetan language
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Telegram boss says messaging app hits 900 million users: Telegram has committed itself to never disclosing any personal information about its users.
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Telegram boss says messaging app hits 900 million users
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Tokyo Electron expected to see profit rebound on AI demand: TOKYO -- Japanese manufacturers of chipmaking equipment such as Tokyo Electron are attracting analyst ...
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Tokyo Electron expected to see profit rebound on AI demand
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Dona Manis Cake Shop’s co-founder sets up rival banana pie shop next door: "Auntie Peng", creator of Dona Manis’ famous banana pie recipe ...
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Dona Manis Cake Shop’s co-founder sets up rival banana pie shop next door
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‘Lee to stay on as senior minister’: Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will stay on in the government as senior minister after he steps down next month ...
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‘Lee to stay on as senior minister’
Quick Glance: Lawrence Wong to Assume Singapore Prime Ministership from Lee Hsien Loong on May 15
  • On May 15, Lawrence Wong will officially become the Prime Minister of Singapore, succeeding Lee Hsien Loong.

  • Wong garnered unanimous support from PAP MPs and will be sworn in at 8:00 pm on May 15, 2024 at the Istana.

  • The leadership transition began two years ago when Wong was named as the leader of the PAP's 4G team.

  • Wong will be Singapore's fourth Prime Minister, emphasizing commitment to creating a bright future for the nation with his team.
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Young high-income earners more likely to 'buy now, pay later': 5 findings of IPS-CNA survey on youth finances
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Young high-income earners more likely to 'buy now, pay later': 5 ...
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Blinken to China to fuss about support for Russia: Antony Blinken will visit Beijing in the coming weeks, raising concerns about China’s overcapacity ...
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Blinken to China to fuss about support for Russia
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US, China defence chiefs hold first talks in nearly 18 months: WASHINGTON: US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin spoke with his Chinese counterpart Dong Jun via ...
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US, China defence chiefs hold first talks in nearly 18 months
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VW to roll out new architecture with Xpeng to cut China EV costs: Volkswagen said on Wednesday it has developed a new architecture for intelligent and electric ...
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VW to roll out new architecture with Xpeng to cut China EV costs
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Malaysia is unfazed by China, U.S. semiconductor competition, minister says: Malaysia appears to be benefitting from U.S.-China trade tensions ...
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Malaysia is unfazed by China, U.S. semiconductor competition ...
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China picks its lowest-scoring officers to command nuclear submarines : Submarines are one of China's foremost weapons, but the officers who lead them are chosen ...
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China picks its lowest-scoring officers to command nuclear submarines
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Report: China is exporting digital control methods: As it exports internet infrastructure, China is expanding its authoritarian model of the web, report says.
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Report: China is exporting digital control methods
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Countering China’s rare earth dominance and coercion: In December, the People’s Republic of China announced a retaliatory restriction of rare-earth element ...
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Countering China’s rare earth dominance and coercion
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North Korea expands surveillance with Chinese cameras : To monitor its population even more closely North Korea is placing surveillance cameras in schools and ...
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North Korea expands surveillance with Chinese cameras
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Buyers snap up 65 units at condo in Sentosa Cove after 40% price slash: SINGAPORE - With prices slashed by over 40 per cent from its initial sales launch in 2010 ...
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Buyers snap up 65 units at condo in Sentosa Cove after 40% price slash
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Whooping cough: what it is, who’s most at risk, how to prevent it and why it’s nicknamed the 100-day cough
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Whooping cough: what it is, who’s most at risk, how to prevent it and why ...
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Skytrax names the best airports of 2024 — and Singapore's Changi is no longer No. 1
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Skytrax names the best airports of 2024 — and Singapore's Changi is no ...
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Up to 35 air freight flights a day :Warning call from Austria: Temu, Shein & Co. threaten domestic trade
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Up to 35 air freight flights a day :Warning call from Austria: Temu ...
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COE prices close mostly higher; premiums for smaller cars rise above S$90,000: Category A premiums closed above S$90,000 for the first time in more than five ...
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COE prices close mostly higher; premiums for smaller cars rise above S$90 ...
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China strategy: Why don't we give China a piece of our mind, Michael Müller?: Olaf Scholz is in China on a state visit. He was actually supposed to have some ...
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China strategy: Why don't we give China a piece of our mind ...
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South Korean singer IU to perform alongside students of Singapore studio at upcoming concert
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South Korean singer IU to perform alongside students of Singapore studio ...
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Additional tickets for K-pop star IU's Singapore concerts to go on sale on Apr 18
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Additional tickets for K-pop star IU's Singapore concerts to go on sale on ...
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The Oscars of Archaeology: China unveils its top 10 discoveries of 2023: Every industry has that one annual event that stands apart as the premier award ceremony ...
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The Oscars of Archaeology: China unveils its top 10 discoveries of 2023
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Dispute escalates into flames: balloon sellers engage in crazy firefight: In China, two balloon sellers are attacking each other, the reason is probably their ...
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Dispute escalates into flames: balloon sellers engage in crazy firefight
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'Aren't you embarrassed?' Woman blasted for using body to chope lot for Singapore-registered car in Kluang
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'Aren't you embarrassed?' Woman blasted for using body to ...
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From zero to 303.313km in under a year: how Hong Kong entrepreneur Vriko Kwok went Further than she had ever been
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From zero to 303.313km in under a year: how Hong Kong entrepreneur Vriko ...
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COE prices rise for all categories except for motorcycles: The price of COEs for smaller cars ended at $94,010, a rise of 5.6 per cent.
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COE prices rise for all categories except for motorcycles
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Herders on front line of India’s Himalayan dispute with China say they’re losing grazing land – and a way of life
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Herders on front line of India’s Himalayan dispute with China say they’re ...
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Changi loses top spot in latest ranking of world's best airports: The 2023 airport of the year and 12-time winner, Singapore's Changi Airport ...
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Changi loses top spot in latest ranking of world's best airports
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Singapore-built Hyundai Ioniq 5 robotaxi passes its driving test in the US: The robotaxi version of the Ioniq 5 electric crossover is assembled by Hyundai's ...
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Singapore-built Hyundai Ioniq 5 robotaxi passes its driving test in the US
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Delfi Orchard up for collective sale at $438 million guide price: The complex comprises 150 strata-titled units – 127 shops and 23 apartments – of which 126 are ...
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Delfi Orchard up for collective sale at $438 million guide price
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Generation Z is unprecedentedly rich: Millennials were poorer at this stage in their lives. So were baby-boomers
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Generation Z is unprecedentedly rich